32 Week bUmPDATE

How far along: 32 weeks, 1 day


Total Weight Gain: +30


Stretch Marks: I discovered a few... but they are small!


Symptoms: nothing new except my hips get achy


Sleep: usually pretty good, sometimes hard to get comfortable


Best moment this week: finally getting the picture for his room in a frame without breaking the glass... I guess third time is a charm!


Movement: all the time, less big movements and more squirming and wiggling


Food Cravings/Aversions: macaroni and cheese... yum.


What I miss: having some heat tolerance. Poor Jason is going to turn into a popcicle!


What I look forward to: visitors this coming weekend! Angelo the next weekend!


Weekly wisdom: Listen to your intuition... it may be trying to tell you something important.

The Bump

So... I've been a bit of a slacker with the photos. What can I say? I'm a busy girl!

Week 27

Week 31

Week 32

Only 8 more (give or take...) weeks to go!

30 Week bUmPDATE

How far along: 30 weeks, 3 days


Total weight gain: +25


Stretch marks: not yet!


Symptoms: Increasing frequency of insomnia, edema (swelling), super sensitivity to certain smells (coffee smell... makes me gag), shortness of breath


Sleep: restless, lots of tossing and turning despite the 42 pillows I try to prop and support with


Best moment this week: seeing that beautiful face on the ultrasound


Movement: all the time


Food cravings/aversions: sweets


What I miss: seeing my feet without craning my neck and bending over :)


What I look forward to: actually meeting this little miracle


Milestones: 3/4 of the way there!


Weekly wisdom: Despite its discomforts-which I have been blessed enough to only experience mildly if at all-I'm actually enjoying pregnancy. I am truly thankful that have been granted the opportunity to experience first-hand the creation of a new life.

4-D Ultrasound Pic

Love this face already!

At our appointment last week (28 weeks and some days), the Dr. thought he was measuring kinda big-like 4 weeks big-so she scheduled us for an ultrasound Monday to get a better idea how big he is. He appears to be totally healthy, and turns out he has a BIG head, 93rd percentile, full of brains of course... he get's this from his mommy. :) His abdomen is a bit bigger than average for this gestational age, and his legs are right on track with average. We go back again next week to find out what this all means, if anything.

A Work in Progress

The conversion from office/junk room to nursery....

This is where everything in our house that does not have a designated "place" lives... er.. lived.

Mammaw was good help cleaning out the room...

Blank slate...

Begin furniture construction...

Dresser/Changer

Is that a manatee?? oh.. right... that's me...

Furniture construction makes honey tired...

There's still much progress to be made... but it's a great start!

28 Week bUmPDATE

Oops... missed 27 week.

How far along: 28 weeks, 1 day

Total weight gain: holding steady at +23

Stretch marks: still none showing

Symptoms: more frequent insomnia... same, other than that

Sleep: yes please, I would love to.

Best moment this week: listening to baby's heartbeat with my at "home" heart monitor

Movement: getting stronger all the time, less tiny ninja, more tiny DONKEY

Food cravings: chocolate

Belly button: still in, but almost completely flat

What I miss: fitting in the first thing I put on

What I look forward to: Brooklyn's wedding this weekend, and going H.O.M.E.

Weekly wisdom: Change is good... and inevitable. Don't fight it... embrace it and love the good things that it brings.

Milestones: Third trimester!

The End Is Near

Though I am excited and anxious for camp to be over, the end is all a little bittersweet. I am happy to be finally putting my marriage and family first, and excited about the changes soon to come, but as I spend what is my last few days here, a part of me is filled with sadness. Sadness to be cutting loose from the place and organization that has been such a huge part of my life and my personal and professional development for such a long time, and a place that is  filled with so many memories.

But, all in all, change is for the better right? The personal and professional connections I have made will remain regardless of my employment status. The memories are still mine. No bridges have been burned. 

So, I look forward with optimism to the changes and challenges that lie ahead. I have always been open to new opportunities and unafraid to walk into newly-sometimes unexpectedly-opened doors. Look out world! I'm about to be a free agent!